Iranian Nuclear Program

Hampton Roads' members of Congress are digesting President Obama's new nuclear pact with Iran, and largely withholding final judgment while harboring worries about the long-negotiated deal. They have two months to make up their minds, and the president has promised a hard sell between now and planned congressional votes. A trio of Virginia-based experts said Thursday that the deal is probably good one for the U.S., especially since there aren't really other options but war to keep Iran from building a nuclear arsenal. "There isn't a rational argument, a realistic, rational, factual argument against this agreement," said Lawrence Wilkerson, who was former...

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